Title; Contents; Chapter I -- Youth Marches; Chapter II -- The Edge of the World; Chapter III -- The Rendezvous; Chapter IV -- Fever of New Fortunes; Chapter V -- The Black Spaniard; Chapter VI -- Issue Joined; Chapter VII -- The Jump-Off; Chapter VIII -- Man Against Man; Chapter IX -- The Brute; Chapter X -- Ole Missoury; Chapter XI -- When All the World was Young; Chapter XII -- The Dead Men's Tale; Chapter XIII -- Wild Fire; Chapter XIV -- The Kiss; Chapter XV -- The Division; Chapter XVI -- The Plains; Chapter XVII -- The Great Encampment; Chapter XVIII -- Arrow and Plow; Chapter XIX -- Banion of Doniphan's

Chapter XX -- The BuffaloChapter XXI -- The Quicksands; Chapter XXII -- A Secret of Two; Chapter XXIII -- An Armistice; Chapter XXIV -- The Road West; Chapter XXV -- Old Laramie; Chapter XXVI -- The First Gold; Chapter XXVII -- Two Who Loved; Chapter XXVIII -- When a Maid Marries; Chapter XXIX -- The Broken Wedding; Chapter XXX -- The Dance in the Desert; Chapter XXXI -- How, Cola!; Chapter XXXII -- The Fight at the Ford; Chapter XXXIII -- The Families Are Coming!; Chapter XXXIV -- A Matter of Friendship; Chapter XXXV -- Gee--Whoa--Haw!; Chapter XXXVI -- Two Love Letters; Chapter XXXVII -- Jim Bridger Forgets

Chapter XXXVIII -- When the Rockies FellChapter XXXIX -- The Crossing; Chapter XL -- Oregon! Oregon!; Chapter XLI -- The Secrets of the Sierras; Chapter XLII -- Kit Carson Rides; Chapter XLIII -- The Killer Killed; Chapter XLIV -- Yet if Love Lack; Chapter XLV -- The Light of the Whole World; Endnotes

Acclaimed Western writer Emerson Hough died only days after attending the premiere of the movie based on his novel The Covered Wagon. The story follows a caravan of early settlers as they make their way from the Midwest to the Pacific coastline. The novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of pioneers

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